Senior Officer- Protection

Programme & Policy

Overview

Manage the child protection team and ensure coordination of interventions.

You have:

• At least 3 years’ experience within a development organisation, and at least two years’ experience in a management position.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline such as social science, anthropology or development studies or any other relevant department.
• Experience working in child protection programmes.
• Experience in interviewing and reporting on development works.
• Experience in documenting, analysing and summarising qualitative data.
• Experience in providing/facilitating training, meeting.
• Has a good working knowledge of using MS Office, and the internet.

The Organization We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

· No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday · All children learn from a quality basic education and that, · Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information: Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Save the Children invites applications for the above-mentioned position. We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, age, or beliefs and religion. We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply.

The Opportunity The Senior Officer- Protection, has the responsibility for managing Save the Children’s child protection team and all associated activities in a specific area or zone, acting as the key field-level representative of Save the Children in the location. This includes supervising the team in the assessment, coordination, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of the child protection intervention, and ensuring coordination between case management services, MPCAC and activities, formation & follow-up activities of adolescents’ clubs and community-based child protection to deliver one integrated child protection system, in coordination with other agencies. S/he is also responsible for providing technical support, documenting all events, programme learning, and ensuring logistics requests are raised promptly.

Qualifications and Experience

• At least 3 years’ experience within a development organisation, and at least two years’ experience in a management position.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline such as social science, anthropology or development studies or any other relevant department.
• Experience working in child protection programmes.
• Experience in interviewing and reporting on development works.
• Experience in documenting, analysing and summarising qualitative data.
• Experience in providing/ facilitating training, meeting.
• Has a good working knowledge of using MS Office, and the internet.

The Organization We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the rights of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday • All children learn from a quality basic education and that, • Violence against children is no longer tolerated.

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information Please apply using a cover letter and an up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations

Only short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview

‘Save the Children promotes diversity in its workforce.’

We need to keep children safe, so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

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